Comparative phylogeography of mainland and insular species of Neotropical molossid bats (Molossus).

ABSTRACT: Historical events, habitat preferences, and geographic barriers might result in distinct genetic patterns in insular versus mainland populations. Comparison between these two biogeographic systems provides an opportunity to investigate the relative role of isolation in phylogeographic patterns and to elucidate the importance of evolution and demographic history in population structure. Herein, we use a genotype-by-sequencing approach (GBS) to explore population structure within three species of mastiff bats (Molossus molossus, M. coibensis, and M. milleri), which represent different ecological histories and geographical distributions in the genus. We tested the hypotheses that oceanic straits serve as barriers to dispersal in Caribbean bats and that isolated island pop

SUBMITTER: Loureiro LO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6972955 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature